In a sodium dextran sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis model, ginsenoside Rd reduces DSS-induced colonic pathology via the adenosine 5′-monophosphate-activated protein kinase/Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 (AMPK/ULK1)-induced autophagy signaling pathway and the inhibition of the production of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6) in serum and colon tissues (Liu et al., 2018). Here, ULK1 is linked to colitis.